Dr. Nadine Caron
Cancer and Wellness Chair, First Nations Health Authority
Dr. Caron is a member of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation. She is a practising surgical oncologist in northern British Columbia (BC) where she provides cancer screening, diagnosis and surgical care for individuals in rural, remote, and northern BC – a large percentage of whom are Indigenous.
Dr. Caron is the sole Indigenous physician within BC Cancer, the only Indigenous scholar within the University of BC’s (UBC) Faculty of Medicine, an Associate Professor at UBC Northern Medical Program as well as a Senior Scientist at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer.
Dr. Caron is the inaugural First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness. She is also a founding co-Director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health (CEIH) and Consultant in development of BC’s first-ever Indigenous Cancer Strategy to improve Indigenous cancer outcomes and experiences in BC. “Improving Indigenous Cancer Journeys: A Road Map”.
Dr. Caron is a member of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation. She is a practising surgical oncologist in northern British Columbia (BC) where she provides cancer screening, diagnosis and surgical care for individuals in rural, remote, and northern BC – a large percentage of whom are Indigenous.
Dr. Caron is the sole Indigenous physician within BC Cancer, the only Indigenous scholar within the University of BC’s (UBC) Faculty of Medicine, an Associate Professor at UBC Northern Medical Program as well as a Senior Scientist at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at BC Cancer.
Dr. Caron is the inaugural First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness. She is also a founding co-Director of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health (CEIH) and Consultant in development of BC’s first-ever Indigenous Cancer Strategy to improve Indigenous cancer outcomes and experiences in BC. “Improving Indigenous Cancer Journeys: A Road Map”.
